an old shack in the woods
a farmer's shack out in the fields that's used for lambing and as a shelter from storms
Recent Examples on the WebParlor houses were at the upper end and cribs, one room shacks rented by the day for prostitution, were at the lower end.—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024 Food was always scarce, the dirt spaces between the camp’s endless rows of shacks served as a playground, and planning for the future meant thinking no further ahead than tomorrow.—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 Bob and Linda White started their independent bookstore in a plywood shack with a cigar box and handwritten receipts.—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024 Out at Ota’s shack in the woods, things continue to play out like a Beau is Afraid-type picaresque dark comedy of errors for Sato.—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shack
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Word History
Etymology
probably back-formation from English dialect shackly rickety
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